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(politics) After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal..
Near-synonym: neo-reactionary
But if we hope to create a humane postliberal future, we cannot pretend that the age of liberalism did not happen or that its basic contours can simply be jettisoned in some sort of restoration of an idyllic preliberal age.
He [Patrick Deneen] also offers a vague reassurance that the postliberal future will not revive the prejudice and bigotry of the past.
The essence of the initial postliberal movement, in Pinkoski’s view, is the abandonment of the “essential tenet of liberalism: the state-society, public-private distinction,” in favor of a model of politics in which the state acts in a concert with an ever-widening array of nongovernmental partners, […].
He [Patrick Deneen] calls on postliberals to aim big, “embracing, fostering and protecting not only the nation but that which is both smaller and larger than the nation.”
Use postliberal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Postliberal means (politics) After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include preliberal.
Near-synonym: neo-reactionary
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